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3232The CFL Is Getting A New Football For 2018 Seasonhttps://canadify.com/2018/03/19/the-cfl-is-getting-a-new-football-for-2018-season/
https://canadify.com/2018/03/19/the-cfl-is-getting-a-new-football-for-2018-season/#respondMon, 19 Mar 2018 22:34:29 +0000https://canadify.com/?p=6889The CFL is rolling out a new football for the upcoming 2018 season. The “new and improved ball” is virtually identical, to the eye, to the old one, but will feature a somewhat harder leather [Read More...]

]]>The CFL is rolling out a new football for the upcoming 2018 season.

The “new and improved ball” is virtually identical, to the eye, to the old one, but will feature a somewhat harder leather and could inflate to an eighth of an inch larger. But it will sport the same laces and stripes as usual.

“We are currently delivering to our teams a ball that is slightly different from the one we’ve used in the past,” Ryan Janzen, the CFL’s senior director of football operations, said in a statement.

The league said last year clubs were given the opportunity to test, at mini-camps and in training camp, the Wilson ball used in the NFL. Quarterbacks indicated they preferred the laces used on CFL balls but the leather of the NFL balls.

As a result, CFL General Managers subsequently proposed that the league adopt a new ball that has the laces, stripes and other markings of the old CFL ball but the leather and size of the NFL ball. The Board of Governors discussed the change at its winter meetings and the new balls were ordered.

“A new, improved and unique CFL ball has been created. And it is being delivered to our clubs now,” Janzen said.

]]>https://canadify.com/2018/03/19/the-cfl-is-getting-a-new-football-for-2018-season/feed/0Nominations Now Open For Kraft Hockeyville 2018https://canadify.com/2018/01/01/nominations-now-open-kraft-hockeyville-2018/
https://canadify.com/2018/01/01/nominations-now-open-kraft-hockeyville-2018/#respondMon, 01 Jan 2018 22:03:01 +0000https://canadify.com/?p=5949Kraft Hockeyville, the annual competition in which communities from across Canada compete to demonstrate their commitment to the sport of ice hockey is back for 2018. The winning community will win an opportunity to host [Read More...]

]]>Kraft Hockeyville, the annual competition in which communities from across Canada compete to demonstrate their commitment to the sport of ice hockey is back for 2018.

The winning community will win an opportunity to host an NHL pre-season game along with $250,000 in local arena upgrades. Three second place communities will each receive $25,000 in arena upgrades.

For 2018, 4 finalist communities will be selected – 2 from the East and 2 from the West – who have rallied together behind an amazing story. The finalists will go head to head in voting for Canadians to decide who will be the next Kraft Hockeyville.

Arena nominations open on January 1, and run through February 11, 2018, with the four finalists announced on March 17, 2018. Public voting opens of Friday, March 30 and closes on Saturday, March 31, with the grand prize winner announced on or around April 1, 2018.

Last year, O’Leary, P.E.I. was announced as the winner on April 1, by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

To nominate your local arena, go to KraftHockeyville.ca, find your arena using the arena search feature, and add your original story telling Canadians why your community should be the next Kraft Hockeyville.

]]>https://canadify.com/2018/01/01/nominations-now-open-kraft-hockeyville-2018/feed/0Sydney N.S. Scores The 2019 Scotties Tournament Of Heartshttps://canadify.com/2017/11/03/sydney-n-s-scores-2019-scotties-tournament-hearts/
https://canadify.com/2017/11/03/sydney-n-s-scores-2019-scotties-tournament-hearts/#respondFri, 03 Nov 2017 15:27:41 +0000https://canadify.com/?p=5376Sydney, Nova Scotia, has been selected to host Canada’s top women curlers in the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Championship. The announcement was made Friday at Sydney’s Centre 200, which will also serve as the [Read More...]

]]>Sydney, Nova Scotia, has been selected to host Canada’s top women curlers in the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Championship.

The announcement was made Friday at Sydney’s Centre 200, which will also serve as the venue for the tournament.

The event will mark the first time the Canadian Women’s Curling Championship has been played in the Cape Breton region of the province. Nova Scotia last hosted the Scotties in Halifax back in 1992.

The event, which will be held from February 16 to 24, 2019, features a 16-team field, including all 14 provincial/territorial champions of Curling Canada’s Member Associations, along with the defending champion Team Canada. The 16th entry will be decided in a wild-card play-in game on the Friday (February 15) before the opening of round-robin play.

Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister Leo Glavine announced a $150,000 investment today, to support Sydney during a joint event held by Curling Canada and the host committee at Centre 200.

]]>https://canadify.com/2017/11/03/sydney-n-s-scores-2019-scotties-tournament-hearts/feed/0Win A Trip To The 105th Grey Cup Championship In Ottawahttps://canadify.com/2017/10/23/win-trip-105th-grey-cup-championship-ottawa/
https://canadify.com/2017/10/23/win-trip-105th-grey-cup-championship-ottawa/#respondMon, 23 Oct 2017 13:26:47 +0000https://canadify.com/?p=5241CFL official sponsor belairdirect is running a “Grey Cup Sign Up Contest” where you can win a trip to the 105th Grey Cup Championship in Ottawa. Through November 5, 2017, belairdirect is inviting fans to [Read More...]

]]>CFL official sponsor belairdirect is running a “Grey Cup Sign Up Contest” where you can win a trip to the 105th Grey Cup Championship in Ottawa.

Through November 5, 2017, belairdirect is inviting fans to visit GreyCupSignUp.ca and use your sign making skills to create a sign supporting your favourite CFL team. Just take note that there’s a limit of one entry per person.

The winning fan poster will be chosen by a selection committee following the contest period, and no later than November 10, 2017.

Two winners will each receive a prize package valued at up to $5,000, including two tickets to the 105th Grey Cup Championship in Ottawa, three-night stay, transportation to and from Ottawa, and a swag bag containing surprises.

Each ‘Grey Cup Sign Up Contest’ prize package consists of:

3 nights’ (November 24, 25 and 26, 2017) stay in a double-occupancy room at a hotel in the Ottawa region selected entirely at the discretion of belairdirect (approximate value of $900).

2 tickets to attend the 2017 Grey Cup game (approximate value of $735).

return transportation for two (2) between the Winner’s place of residence and Ottawa (approximate maximum value $2,240).

a gift bag containing a selection of surprises selected entirely at the discretion of belairdirect (approximate value of $1,125)

Here’ s a look at some of the other action you can expect Sunday night:

Mississauga, Ontario middleweight Elias Theodorou (12-1-0) enters the Octagon as the top-billed Canadian on Sunday’s card. He takes on Cezar Ferreira (12-5-0), who is coming off three consecutive UFC victories. Also on the main card is undefeated Halifax native Gavin Tucker (9-0-0), who competes in a featherweight bout against Sam Sicilia (15-7-0), while Woodbridge, Ontario lightweight Alessandro Ricci (10-4-0) matches up against Paul Felder (12-3-0).

TSN’s Post Fight Show begins immediately following the main broadcast at 12 midnight, 9 p.m. PT on TSN5.

Among the 11-team field, only three rinks are returning from last year’s championship. Chelsea Carey’s rink is back as Team Canada, while two-time Scotties champion Rachel Homan represents Ontario, and 2016 silver medallist Krista McCarville, is back to represent Northern Ontario. Saskatchewan’s Penny Barker makes her debut this year in St. Catharines, while PEI’s Robyn MacPhee makes her first tournament appearance as skip.

]]>https://canadify.com/2017/02/17/2017-scotties-tournament-hearts-begins-february-18-tsn/feed/0Wayne Gretzky Voted Greatest NHL Player Of All Timehttps://canadify.com/2017/01/25/wayne-gretzky-voted-greatest-nhl-player-time/
https://canadify.com/2017/01/25/wayne-gretzky-voted-greatest-nhl-player-time/#respondWed, 25 Jan 2017 15:43:12 +0000https://canadify.com/?p=1397Wayne Gretzky has been voted the greatest NHL star in history in an online poll conducted by Canada’s History Magazine to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the NHL. The poll was conducted in conjunction with [Read More...]

]]>https://canadify.com/2017/01/25/wayne-gretzky-voted-greatest-nhl-player-time/feed/0Winnipeg Jets Top Edmonton Oilers In Alumni Gamehttps://canadify.com/2016/10/22/winnipeg-jets-top-edmonton-oilers-in-alumni-game/
https://canadify.com/2016/10/22/winnipeg-jets-top-edmonton-oilers-in-alumni-game/#respondSat, 22 Oct 2016 23:10:20 +0000https://canadify.com/?p=380The Heritage Classic alumni game held Saturday afternoon at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg ended with the Jets on top after Teemu Selanne scored the game winner with just four seconds remaining in the game. [Read More...]

]]>The Heritage Classic alumni game held Saturday afternoon at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg ended with the Jets on top after Teemu Selanne scored the game winner with just four seconds remaining in the game.

Teemu Selanne’s winning goal came on a late penalty shot to give the Jets a 6-5 win. It was Selanne’s second penalty shot in the game, and his second goal.